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Berkshire Hathaway Class A

784 hedge funds and large institutions have $31.8B invested in Berkshire Hathaway Class A in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 160 funds opening new positions, 73 increasing their positions, 106 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

3,099.4% more ownership

Funds ownership: 27.07%3,126.47% (+3,099%)

627% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 160 | Existing positions closed: 22

20% more funds holding

Funds holding: 653784 (+131)

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $29.6B → $31.8B (+$2.17B)

2% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8284 (+2)

31% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 73 | Existing positions reduced: 106

Holders
784
Holders Change
+131
Holders Change %
+20.06%
% of All Funds
20.88%
Holding in Top 10
84
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+2.44%
% of All Funds
2.24%
New
160
Increased
73
Reduced
106
Closed
22
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Fidelity Investments
1
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$6.23B -$399K -2 -0%
Capital World Investors
2
Capital World Investors
California
$4.27B +$754M +3,777 +23%
First Manhattan
3
First Manhattan
New York
$3.17B -$14.6M -73 -0.5%
RCG
4
Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb
New York
$1.83B -$125M -626 -7%
Norges Bank
5
Norges Bank
Norway
$1.09B -$1.4M -7 -0.1%
GRQ
6
Gardner Russo & Quinn
Pennsylvania
$1.07B -$8.38M -42 -0.8%
DSA
7
Davis Selected Advisers
Arizona
$1.04B +$89.2M +447 +10%
Vanguard Group
8
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$755M +$2.19M +11 +0.3%
BBHC
9
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$661M +$12.8M +64 +2%
LC
10
Lourd Capital
California
$562M -$1.8M -9 -0.3%
IVA
11
International Value Advisers
$460M -$17.2M -86 -4%
PNC Financial Services Group
12
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$432M -$4.79M -24 -1%
WM
13
WS Management
Florida
$408M
Legal & General Group
14
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$393M -$2.19M -11 -0.6%
First Eagle Investment Management
15
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
$323M -$358M -1,792 -54%
BG
16
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$322M +$12.2M +61 +4%
EHC
17
Everett Harris & Co
California
$308M -$399K -2 -0.1%
California Public Employees Retirement System
18
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$302M +$13.4M +67 +5%
Bank of New York Mellon
19
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$291M +$16.2M +81 +6%
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
20
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
Illinois
$253M
TBC
21
Tweedy, Browne Co
Connecticut
$250M
WT
22
Wellcome Trust
United Kingdom
$245M
SWITC
23
Stewart West Indies Trading Company
Colorado
$244M
Bank of America
24
Bank of America
North Carolina
$236M -$6.18M -31 -3%
MG
25
Markel Group
Virginia
$231M

BRK.A Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

784 of the 3,754 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Berkshire Hathaway Class A (BRK.A) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $31.8B — up 7.3% from $29.6B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 160 funds opened new BRK.A positions and 22 closed out — a net gain of 138 holders — while 73 added to existing stakes and 106 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Royal London Asset Management, adding an estimated $4.92T. The largest seller was Frontier Wealth Management, cutting an estimated $12.1B.

  • 784 institutional investors held Berkshire Hathaway Class A (BRK.A) as of Q1 2016, up from 653 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $31.8B of Berkshire Hathaway Class A stock for Q1 2016, up 7.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 160 funds opened new Berkshire Hathaway Class A positions in Q1 2016 and 22 closed out, a net change of +138 holders.
  • The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class A buyer in Q1 2016 was Royal London Asset Management, an estimated $4.92T added.
  • The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class A seller in Q1 2016 was Frontier Wealth Management, an estimated $12.1B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.